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To Work or Not to Work… in a Multicultural Team?

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  • Stankiewicz Katarzyna
  • Ziemiański Paweł

    (Wydział Zarządzania i Ekonomii, Politechnika Gdańska)

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The main goal of the article is to present research findings regarding student’s attitude to working in a multicultural team (MCT). Research participants of different cultural background completed the research survey. Their willingness to work in MCT was measured together with factors that influence it. These include factors related to both team members and the task structure.

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  • Stankiewicz Katarzyna & Ziemiański Paweł, 2015. "To Work or Not to Work… in a Multicultural Team?," Journal of Intercultural Management, Sciendo, vol. 7(4), pages 101-112, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:joinma:v:7:y:2015:i:4:p:101-112:n:7
    DOI: 10.1515/joim-2015-0033
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    1. Stahl, Günter K. & Mäkelä, Kristiina & Zander, Lena & Maznevski, Martha L., 2010. "A look at the bright side of multicultural team diversity," Scandinavian Journal of Management, Elsevier, vol. 26(4), pages 439-447, December.
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    1. Ziemiański Paweł & Stankiewicz Katarzyna, 2016. "Attitudes towards Collaboration in Multicultural Teams in the opinion of Polish and Chinese Students," Journal of Intercultural Management, Sciendo, vol. 8(3), pages 139-160, September.

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